2015-04-21 Structure: unreal conditional quiz

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: p. 392 exercise 5, and study for Tuesday’s test about units 23-24
(The test will be like p. 376 exercise 3 and p. 392 exercise 5)
1 b if she had planned ahead, I might not have met the love of my life.
  c If she hadn’t been so disorganized, my next trip to Jamaica wouldn’t have been for my honeymoon.
2 a If I had broken my leg, I couldn’t have accepted her dinner invitation.
  b If I hadn’t gone skiing that day, she wouldn’t have knocked me over.
  c If she hadn’t knocked me over, we wouldn’t have gotten married.
3 a If he hadn’t been such a good writer, I wouldn’t have thought about contacting him.
  b If I had known, I might not have been brave enough to write to him.
  c If we had met right away, I might not have realized that.
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p. 398 (with a partner)
part A
1 hadn’t told
2 had
3 would have been
4 If
5 gone
part B
1 would have been
2 hadn’t missed
3 had been
4 wouldn’t have discovered
5 hadn’t accepted
6 had taken
7 wouldn’t have met
8 hadn’t seen
9 wouldn’t have believed
part C
- I might never have seen it
- I wish I had seen it
- if we had watched it on a big screen
- even if I hadn’t known
- he couldn’t have gotten his role
- If he hadn’t (kept trying), he might never have become a star.
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TEST: Change the sentences to present or past unreal conditionals.
I know Tamara and Connie. That’s why I can’t be a judge for the race.
-> If I didn’t know them, I could be a judge for the race.
I didn’t break my leg. That’s why I could accept her dinner invitation.
-> If I had broken my leg, I couldn’t have accepted her dinner invitation.
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Mixed Conditionals:

		if-clause			result clause
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past real	If he was born in 1980, 	then he turned 21 in 2001.
		(if + simple past)		(simple past)

present real	If he is 35 now, 		then he can run for president.
		(if + present)			(present)

future real	If he turns 40 in 2020, 	then he will turn 50 in 2030.
		(if + present)			(future)
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past unreal	If I had been born in 1900,	I would have turned 100 in 2000.


present unreal	If I were 115 years old,	I would not be teaching now.
(= future)	If I turned 120 in 2020,	I would be the oldest person alive.
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I didn't study yesterday. That's why I'm worried aobut the test now.
-> If I had studied for the test yesterday, I wouldn't be worried about it now.

I'm not a good student. That's why I didn't study last night.
-> If I were a better student, I would have studied last night.